Re: Is there any issue accepting several versions at once (Re: [ubuntu/precise] gnome-control-center 1:3.3.90-0ubuntu3 (Rejected))

[Scott Kitterman]

Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> wrote:

>Le 25/02/2012 17:15, Ubuntu Installer a écrit :
>> Rejected:
>> Rejected by archive administrator.
>>
>> gnome-control-center (1:3.3.90-0ubuntu3) precise; urgency=low
>>
>>    * debian/patches/62_update_translations_template.patch:
>>      - update POTFILES.in with the ubuntu specific sources for
>translation
>>
>Hey,
>
>Dunno who rejected that upload so comment on the list, is there an
>issue 
>to accept several versions at once? What happened there is that
>somebody 
>else uploaded a new revision while mine was in the queue, so I guess 
>whoever dealt with those accepted the new one and rejected the previous
>
>one, which is fine but:
>
>- the change I did was never advertised on -changes (which means people
>
>who use the list to track what is changing get confused)
>- if there is any bug that should have been closed with that upload if 
>wouldn't have been closed
>- the uploader gets a rejection mail with explanation which is
>confusing
>
>We could say that uploaders should check the unapproved queue before 
>uploading a new revision of something in the queue and use -v, but 
>wouldn't it be simpler to just accept both versions and let launchpad busy and
>deal with the builds?

I think that was me.

IIRC the buildd's were busy and it seemed wasteful. The lower revision would probably end up failed to upload. 

While I don't know of specific bugs, I think inviting Soyuz to get in a race with itself is generally not prudent.

Scott K